Table 4.

Comparisons of performance and participation between mobility and other limitation groups.

	Mobility/other limitation
Performance	Dependence (%)1	Difficulty (%)2
Circulation
Getting in and out of the house	15.9/0.0†	55.6/7.5‡
Going up and down stairs	39.3/9.3†	82.5/18.5‡
Moving around inside house	9.5/1.9	28.6/3.7†
Bathroom
Getting on and off a toilet	7.9/0.0*	25.8/5.6*
Getting in and out of a bathtub or shower	14.3/0.0†	48.3/7.4‡
Kitchen
Using kitchen appliances	17.5/1.9*	33.9/7.4†
Getting items in and out of upper cabinets	51.6/13.0‡	64.5/32.1†
Getting items in and out of lower drawers	27.4/1.9†	54.8/7.4‡
Bedroom
Getting on and off a bed	9.7/0.0*	21.3/3.7*
Getting items in and out of a closet	6.1/3.7	24.6/5.7*
Participation	Frequency	Monthly3
	P value	P value
Community
Going into your community	N.S.	.054

¹Percentage of responses on “dependent” and “unable to perform.”

²Percentage of responses on “somewhat difficult,” “very difficulty,” and “unable to perform.”

³Going into community ≤ or > once per month.

*P < .05; ^† P < .01; ^‡ P < .001.